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Tünel Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ali Cengiz Eymen made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute, Gündüz Suheyl made a precise shot to the right of Bora Han Tanak. Zenit St. Petersburg's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 10thth minute of the game Ali Cengiz Eymen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tokatspor FK's Mansur Yarkın was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Necmettin Fazilet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bora Han Tanak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Batur Bozdoğan, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Zenit St. Petersburg's Bora Han Tanak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rahmi Ökmener in the 17th minute of play. In the 19th minute, Zenit St. Petersburg's Ali Cengiz Eymen dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. When Zenit St. Petersburg's Ali Cengiz Eymen, in the 23rd minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Zenit St. Petersburg. In the 24th minute, Atilla Bumin Geylanlar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Tokatspor FK's zone, Ali Cengiz Eymen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mansur Yarkın came out of the goal and Ali Cengiz Eymen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Necmettin Fazilet came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Zenit St. Petersburg fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Necmettin Fazilet couldn't finish the play. When Ali Cengiz Eymen came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Zenit St. Petersburg fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ali Cengiz Eymen couldn't finish the play. 37 minutes into the match, Zenit St. Petersburg's goal looked a bit too open when Batur Bozdoğan came free, but Bora Han Tanak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 39 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Ali Cengiz Eymen sped through Tokatspor FK's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Mansur Yarkın. After 43 minutes of play, Tokatspor FK's Batur Bozdoğan made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bora Han Tanak was left in no man's land by his defense there!

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Batur Bozdoğan to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Tokatspor FK's zone, Ali Cengiz Eymen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mansur Yarkın came out of the goal and Ali Cengiz Eymen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tugay Başol fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mansur Yarkın having to interfere. 56 minutes into the game, Ali Cengiz Eymen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Mansur Yarkın was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 66th minute, Gündüz Suheyl left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tokatspor FK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. After 69 played minutes Tokatspor FK got a freekick which was hit by Ali Hamza Adaş. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ali Cengiz Eymen in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mansur Yarkın saved Tokatspor FK from getting behind. Necmettin Fazilet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Ali Cengiz Eymen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mansur Yarkın was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. In the 76thth minute of the game Ali Cengiz Eymen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tokatspor FK's Mansur Yarkın was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ali Hamza Adaş kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. In the 80th minute, Gündüz Suheyl reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Bora Han Tanak. The goal made the score 3-4. Ali Hamza Adaş hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Gündüz Suheyl could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Bora Han Tanak made a huge save. A sloppy throw-in by Ulvi Tolga in the 90th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Zenit St. Petersburg's Lefter Asır. In the 94th minute, Ali Cengiz Eymen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zenit St. Petersburg fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-4.